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Ex-#HongKong leader #CYLeung didn’t answer questions from reporters on whether or not he’s concerned he would be a target of sanction after the passage of the American #HKHumanRightsandDemocracyAct
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From @frances_sit Commotion outside poll station of Kennedy Town & Mount Davis. After residents noticed ppl trying 2 move 2 ballot boxes into centre. Centre officer explains 2 ppl with assessibility issue had to vote elsewhere and now the votes r moved here. residents still angry
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In the first hour of #HKDCElection, unprecedented queues sprung up all across #HongKong with people eager to vote amid #HongKongProtests. 47% turnout rate 4 years ago was a record, by this rate that can easily be smashed. Ppl vote early perhaps in fears of trouble that’d....
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JUST IN: @icablenews has filed complaints to the #HongKongPolice against “violent treatment” of its 23 journalists & news workers, such as being throw tear gas canisters, sprayed by water cannon & pepper sprayed. First media org to file complaints collectively in #HongKong #HK
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The usual lunchtime in Central, & #HongKong protesters moved to area outside Exchange Sqaure today becuz of police presence near Pedder St. they sang the protest anthem just now #HongKongProtests
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In case you didn’t know why many participants of the #HongKongProtests are still out on the streets — they are outraged by what they see as injustice & damages to the rule of law by the #HongKongPolice twitter.com/lokinhei/statu…
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Legal sector lawmaker Dennis Kwok (c), speaking for the pan-Democrats, say they oppose the Govt’s request to allow the #AntiMaskLaw to stay effective until the end of the legal battle. “Using a law declared unconstitutional to charge people is seriously infringing human rights”
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This man said he saw the stampede at Yau Ma Tei last night where dozens of protesters were piled up near #MTR exit C1. “I heard people shout, ‘my leg’s breaking! I can’t breathe.’ But I can’t do anything becuz #HongKongPolice didn’t let people rescue them b4 they were arrested”
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Earlier on, agitated #HongKongPolice officers fire pepper bombs at the feet of a group of #HongKong journalists. Video copyright: @StandNewsHK #HongKongProtests
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#PolyU student head Derek Liu (L) says about 100 protesters newly trapped at campus, after they went near the University to try & “rescue” around 5-600 inside #HongKongProtests #HongKong
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.@HKDemocrats says vice chair @lokinhei Lo Kin-hei arrested in East Tsim Sha Tsui. Party says he’s not protesting but trying to understand the needs of people around Energy Plaza but was arrested among dozens of people #HongKongProtests
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A #CUHK student publication CU Radio reports that a #HongKongPolice officer in Tai Po shouted that “I want the #JuneFourth massacre to repeat at #PolyU” #HongKongProtests #HongKong #HK
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Polytechnic University #PolyU social sciences scholar Chung Kim-wah (R) told #RTHK he's heading back to campus to try and bring out some 20 students from his department. He says he believes they're not violent protesters but are only doing "resources-sorting" #HongKongProtests
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#HongKong protesters start blocking traffic on Connaught Road Central, some saying they need to do this to “rescue” fellow protesters at Polytechnic University across the harbour. Parts of the traffic in Central paralyzed #HongKongProtests
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Another rally at Edinburgh Place in Central — this one marking the fall of the Berlin Wall & Communist states in Eastern Europe 30 years ago. This is a “wall” #HongKongProtesters built with all the messages they’ve drawn on it #HongKongProtests
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Hundreds of #HongKong demonstrators join a praying session in Chater Garden in Central, praying for the injured in the #HongKongProtests. After singing the protest anthem just now, they’re now forming human chain around Govt buildings near area
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The #HongKong Govt confirms it DID NOT request the assistance from the #PLA & it was purely a self-initiated voluntary step taken by the garrison.
Which means the move was entirely unconstitutional. twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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Did the #HongKong Govt ask the #PLA to maintain public order as stated in the Basic Law article 14?
basiclaw.gov.hk/pda/en/basicla…
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Chinese State-funded media Global Times reported about a curfew in #HongKong, but has subsequently deleted the tweet #HongKongProtests
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Some shouting going on between #HongKongPolice & regular passengers in Prince Edward #MTR station platform 2 Central. Officer upset passengers spoke too loud, while he scolded at them “are you a good citizen?”. Cops claim they’re here to deal with injured ppl but I can’t see any
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#CUHK president of student union Jacky So said he’s disappointed with the ruling, but he thinks whether or not violence would escalate depends on #HongKongPolice actions, not the protesters. So has a right to appeal to Appeal Court, but he will discuss with lawyers on next step
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Application dismissed by High Court twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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Audrey Eu SC, on behalf of #CUHK student union chief Jacky So seeking injunction to ban police entry, argues there’s no rioting WITHIN Uni precinct; there’s only evidence that #HongKongPolice entered the campus & students responded to “an invasion of their home & try to defend”
#HongKong radio journalist. Views here are my own. Retweet ≠ endorsement.